Father Capodanno, a native of Staten Island, was killed while ministering as a U.S. Navy chaplain to wounded Marines on a battlefield in Vietnam.
Navy chaplain remembered on 55th anniversary of death in Vietnam
Pilgrims walk ‘in the footsteps’ of Blessed Michael McGivney on feast day
For the “Footsteps” pilgrimage, she guided the participants to the former site of St. Thomas Church where the blessed was a pastor for six years until his death in 1890.
Bishops advance sainthood cause of 81 Korean War martyrs
The Special Episcopal Commission to Promote Beatification and Canonization held its closing session June 7 for preliminary examination of 81 Servants of God, the title accorded to individuals as the first step toward canonization.
Could Julia Greeley be one of Church’s first Black American saints?
Julia Greeley was a marginalized woman who spent her life struggling to find stable work. Her canonization cause was officially opened in late 2016, giving her the title “Servant of God.”
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Mass marks end of diocesan phase of inquiry for Day’s sainthood cause
More than 1,500 people filled St. Patrick’s Cathedral Dec. 8 to witness the formal end of the diocesan phase of the sainthood cause for Dorothy Day.
Pope advances sainthood causes, including Dutch priest murdered at Dachau
The Dutch Carmelite friar killed in Dachau for treason — after defending Jews and press freedom, way cleared for the canonization by Pope Francis.
Heaven doesn’t need saints canonized, people do, cardinal says
The Catholic Church’s proclamation of new saints demonstrates that it is possible for men and women to live holy lives and that God is present and at work in the world, said the prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes.